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DOUBLING AND WINDING MACHINE. No. 346,693. Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

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\ J. E. TYNAN.- DOUBLING AND WINDING MAGHgNB. No 346,693. I PatentedAug. 3,1886.

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DUUBLING AND WINDIKG' MACHINE- gQB 188,6.

Pate ed Au To. all whom it. may homemathe supply-spools g turn and'thethreads thereby causing waste loss of time, and imperfect work.

Q thread receives the I and the threads joined up without loss-and jrial is wasted, and the o joined up; ,bedone at onel hread break I p'Figure his a sectional elevetion of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

f osn rn E. 'TNAN, or FATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

I oo'uentnekuo wmme MACHINE.

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' Paterson in the. county of Passaicand State of New Jersey, haveinvented ail- Improvement in Doubling and \Vinding Machines, .of whichthe following is a specification.

, 'Thisimprovement'is empleyed in doublin and winding silk.Diiiicultyhas, heretofore arisen at the time the machine stops when athread breaks,

'because the momentum of causes them to cont nue to liable to twisttogether,

or to Wind around the creel-pins,

or otherwise to become displaced, f of Valuable material,

. In lpublingandyvindin sa twen-t -tw0 threads, it is usual to wind livethreads at" a time upon spools, and then totake four of such spools, andone spool with two threads wound upon it, and bring these threads alltogether and wind them upon another spool, thus making six windingoperations, The result is that the work is imperfect, the threads arenot all of the same length, and some have been laid up with more tensionthan others, and in case of breakage, or' in joining up in the lastwinding, the knots are large and valuable material is wasted, 0

In my improved machine only one operation is performed in doubling andwin'dingpwhatever number of threads maybe required. Each same tension,and as the threads are exhausted one after another upon thesupply-spools other spools are supplied,

without any large knots,'and very little mate machine is stopped assoonas any thread breaks, so that it"can be hence a given quantity ofwork can less cost than heretofore, and of a better quality. vIn'myimproved machined employ diverging crcel-bars, arranged so that alarge nnniberof spools or bobbins can be 'heldgbythe s;,:me, and thethreads ,draw 0E parallel, or

s'or r'uns; A I,

i l 'di ibshine, part of the'loner petition g t e become loose and arely sofand I apply a componnd stop-moj l. that stops the take-up spool,and also all theln 'el-bobbins simultaneous y, in any bar.

1. "The sh t E is tee h! frame being removed. Fig. 2 is a plan of saidmachinebelow the line :0 a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of thethread-guide and brush. 4 is an elevation of thelo verpart of the doub-.ling --niachinc,showing the crecl-bars and parts carried by snch'ibars.Fig. 5 is a see tional plan of the creel-bars and connected parts at'theline y y of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 isa sectional plan of one of the creelandbrake bars, showing also one of the-bobbins in section and a portion ofthe devices for operating the brake- Fig. 7 represents part ofa bobbininsection. It-also shows in elevation part of the bobbin upon thecreelpin'. Fig. 8 is an'elevation of thcfastening shown in Fig. 7'. Fig.

9 is a, sectional elevation of the stop-motion devices? Fig.1'0isanemvation'onnebuubin; upon which the doubled thread is wound,ofthe means for supporting said bobbin, and of the spool-stop lever. Fig.11 is aplan of the parts shown in Fig. 10.

. The bobbins a are upon the creelpins b,

that project from the bars A A. These bars A A diverge, as seen in Fig.4, so that the threads may be drawnoif the spools or bobbins a a nearlyparallel to each other, and be led overthe roller. d-and bar 0, andnnder'the roller f, and up through the thread-guide B, to the take-upspool D. .The rollers '12 and f s ereel-pin and thefastening forretainingthe l revolve by the action ofthe threads,and make ismovedforward the same or nearly the same distance as the surfaces of therollers travel.

' The threadguidc B has above or below it a brush, a,

I the winding very uniform, because each thread of numerous fibers orhairs, projecting from the rod 0. The threadsas they pass throughbetween these hairs greater or less extent by thread breaks it will notspring and fly up to the take-up spool D, but will be held by the brush0, so that the thread will be more easily fonndand joined up by'th'e'attendant. The rod 0 is supported in snitableguideaand' reare held to athem; hence when a oeives an end movement in any usual manner,

so that theguideB causes'thethreadsltowind] and "has fastened to it 1,and loosely. fitted onsaid shelliisthe' evenly along'upon the bobbinD'asit is rehavingeonnectedtherewith ihepulley f, said sleeve havingteeth f for engagement with the teeth 9 upon the collar 9. 1 Said sleeveF has a circumferential groove to receive the projecting ends of thearms of the forked lever G, which lever is pivoted upon and supported bythe rail M, and said sleeve is moved by this lever to engage the teethof said sleeve with the teeth of the collar 9, and cause the rotation ofthe sleeve and pulley with the shaft- E, or to disengage the said sleeveand pulley from said collar and shaft. The devices for moving thisforked lever G are hereinafter described.

From the pnlleyfan endless belt, k, passes t0 the pulley Huponthespindle h of thetakeup spool D by which the same is rotated. One endof this spindle it enters the tubular hearing Land is held therein bythe end of a screw, 1",entering a peripheral groove in said spindle. Thespindle, however, is free to be revolved. The bearing 1' is upon an armextending out from the disk I.-, that is pivoted to the standard k, andthepivot is in line with the pulley II of the spindle 11, so that thespindle and arm can be swung into the position shown in Fig. 10,to allowthe spool or bobbin D to be passed upon the spindle or withdrawn fromthe same without changing the tension of the belt 1; materially. Thereis a pin at 21 upon the standard 1;, and a projection. 22, upon the diskIt, for limiting the swinging movement of the spindle I1.

W hen turned down horizontally, the outer end of the spindle h isreceived into the forked hearing at the end of the arm G, which alsoserves to retain the spool or bobbin upon the spindle. I

The take-up spool D is placed at some distance above the rollerf and theshaft l5 and pulley f, in order that the threads passing from rollerj tospool 1) may be plainly in sight; hence when one breaks it is'moreeasily discovered and mended, and there is time for the windingapparatus to be stopped automatically before the end oi'thc brokenthread reachesthe spool l) and is wound thereon.

lhc iiiller i'rame L is stationary, and it is supported bythe rail orbar 1) One side of the litllcr-frame is made as a comb or slotted, forthe re eption of the lhller-wires Z. Each taller-wire is made with ahook at one end to catch over the thread,and with a pivot-eye at theother end,throngh which the wire 2 passes.

Hem-dill the taller-flame is the balanced stop- 3 at the ends of thecross-piece seeu re the same to the fuller-frame. At the end of thestoplever, beneath the fuller-wires, is a pivot, i, by which the fingersn are attached to the stoplevcr. These fingers a extend out beneath thefuller-wires, so that if a thread breaks its fallerwire drops upon oneof the fingers and moves the balanced stop-lever; but the fingers can beswung around on their pivot 4, so as to allow either taller-wire to hangdown out of the way, as indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 1, the fingersbeing afterward turned back to place. This liberator is moved endwise byone of them, and

lever N, in the form of a cross, and the pivots adjust the brake-pinendwise. The weight 0' allows for easily lowering and throwing out ofaction or raising again one or more of the faller-wires, according tothe number of threads to be doubled and wound.

The cord or chain 0 is attached to one arm of the forked lever G, andpasses overthe pulley 0 to the weight 0, p is a spring-latch,-

that holds the forked lever in its normal position, and q is a cordattached to the forked .lever and passing around the pulley r, by

means of which the forked lever can be drawn to its normal position; andlatched by springlatch p, the weight 0 being simultaneously raised.

Upon the stoplevcr N there is a sliding liberator, a, the same beingslotted for the attaching-screw6, and havinga guide-pin and lpring at 8,by which the toe 9, at the other end of the liberator, is kept towardthe sleeve F of the pulleyf'. Upon this slceveFarc tnppets 10, thatrevolve close to the end of the toe 9, but do not touch the same whenthe parts are in their normal position; but if the balanced c stop'levcrN is moved by the breaking of a thread and the descent of one of thefullerwires, or by other means, the toe 9 is brought up into the path ofthe tappets 10, and the 5 said liberator presses against a pin 6n thespring-latch p, and moves said latch,allowing the weight ato move theforked lever G and slipthe sleeve 1 out of contact with the collar g,and the pulley f 'stops instantly. This causes the take-up spool tostop, and it also applies a brake to each of the creel-bobbins,

as hereinafter described, so that their inertia will not cause suchcreel-bobbins to revolve and unwind the th reads. The same movement ofthe forked lever G and disengagement of the sleeve F and pulley f fromthe drivingshaft is produced it the take-upapool hecgmes full, for Iapply upon the rail R a spool-stop lever, t, pivoted at 15 to a bracket.It, on the rail R, and to the rear end of said stop-lever is attached acord or wire, t, which is also attached to the back end of thestop-lever N, no that as soon as the take-up spool becomes Inf:ficiently full for the thread to touch the end of the spool-stop leverand carry it down the hack cnd will be mised,and the balanced stopleverN lifted to bring the toe of the liberntor into the path of the tappets10, and cause the forked lever G tobc freed from the spring: catch, andthereby stop the machine. Parallel with the creel-bars A are thebrakebars R, which are pivot-ed at t" t to bracketsextending from thebars A, no that they may be rocked upon such pivots. In these bars,opposite the base of each creel-bobbimil a hole receiving the brake-pinu, the inner portion of which is reduced in size to receive around itthe spring u, and u is a nut by which to 1 0 is connected to thehentlever amounted upon the pivot 11; and 1: is a link having an L-shaped slot for a screw or pin in the upper end of lever v.

and link if more the rocking brake-bars ll liberate the brakes from thespools, so that 6 is brought into action by said balanced w w arelever-arms extending from the rock ing brake-bars R, and connected tothe link r".

lVheu the forked lever G is released and the weight 0 descends, asaforesaid, the lever by the arms in and press the brake-pins i: intoeontactwith the respective creel-bobbins,stopping them instantly andpreventing the bobbins froni'rcvolving by their momentum and unwindingthe threads. As soon as the atteudant pulls upon the cord 102, the linka is raiscd,and the some is free to go forward and the'broken thread canbe seir'ed and drawn off fieely and joinednp, as usual, and as soon asthis'is done, or a ncwcreel'bobbin inserted in place of an exhaustedone, the machine is startedby drawing upon the cord r as before. stated,and restoring the parts to their normal msitions,

it will be apparent that my improvement is available. with any des rednumber of supply spools c r bobbins, and that with a small number-theymay be in. one range.

In doubling and winding it is usual to place the spools or supplybobbins upon creel-pins; hence the holes in the bobbins speedily wearlargo from the revolution of the bobbins as they, unwind, and thebobbins being of wood wear unequally, and the dhrcads -'are oftenbroker: by the rreg'ular movement of the bobbin in unwinding unless themachine is run at a low speed.

i make use ol'a tubular sleeve, a, upon each creel-pin. The same fitsinto the hole in the bobbin and revolves with it, thus preventing wearupon the bobbin. There is a head or hook cd end to each creelnn, so thatthe t-ubir lar sleeve is retained when the spool is drawn oh. ifiachcreel-pin has a stop, to, at its outer end for holding the bobbin inplacc.' 'lhis stop is removable, so that the spool or bobbin can beplaced on or taken oil the creel-pin. It is preferable to employ theslotted slop shown in Figs, 4 and b when the sleeve a is used; but ifthis sleeve is not employed then the i'orlccd stop with a prong to entera hole in the creel-pin, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, may be used.

This machine will usually be made double, there being the same partsapplied at eachside of the frame and the shafts ll li" geared together.

1 claim as my invention--- l. 'lQhc-combination, with the taller-wires,of a balanced stop-lover beneath the tallerw-ires,and movable lingcrsundpivots by which said lingers are attached to said lover, and a stopmechanism, substantiallyasspccilicd, that stoplever, substantially asset forth.

2. The combination, with the taller wires and balanced stoplcvcr, ofliborator conncc'tcd with said balanced stop-lever, a forked lever,sliding sleeve and pulley, iixcd collar,

the revolving shalt, tappcts on the sleeve, a spring-latch to hold thelinked lever, and a cd lever,

l. The combination, with the take-up spooluud its pulley, ot' astop-lever, t, to be acted upon by the thread wound on the spool, 21bulanced stop-lever, N, a connection between the lovers N and Z, arevolving shaft, pulley f,

collar y, and sleeve F, a forked lever, a liber ator upon the balancedst0p-lever N, tappets to actupon the libcrator, a spring-latch, and'lneaus for rotating, the lake-up spool from the pulley f, substantiallyas set forth.

5. The combination of a balanced stop-lc\'cr,-I\', means for acting uponsaid. balancedstoplever upon the breakage ol' a thread or threads totilt the same, a take up spool and means for rotating the same, astoplever applied to the take-up spool, a connection, 1, between thebalanced stop-lever X and stop-lcvcr t, stationary creel- .in adoubling-machine,

pins for supporting the bobbins, a-r0cker brake-bar, spring-actuatedbrakes carried by said brake-bar, and means, controlled by the balancedstopiever, for operating the brakebarupon the Ina-akin ol'a thread orupon the take-up spool becoming full, substantially as set forth. p

(i. The combination,withthe creelbobbins, of the rocker brakcbar,brake-pins upousaid bar,spriugs l'or pressing said pins against thebobbins, and nuzchanism for moving the'hrakebar to simultanoously stopall the creel-bob bins, substantially as set forth."

7. The combination, with a, range of creelpius and bobbins, of a rockerbrake bar,

spring actuated brakepins 'arriedby said rockor brake-bar, the lever G,and, mcehau-' ism, substantially as specified, for connecting the rockerbrakobar \i'ilb said lever (l, substanl ially as set l'orlh.

h. lhe combination, with the range of stationarycrccl pius,crectbohbius,rocker brakebar and springs upon the same, of the leverarms In, slottedlink 1 lover '0, weight-latch p, libcrator s, eollarf, provided withtappcts lo, balanced sloplcva' and lallcrs, the lever (;,and connccliousiroiu said leverti to the lcvcr 11, substantially as set forth. l

J. The combination, with the take-up bobbin, oi' a spindle having abelt-pulley, a pivolcd arm having a bearing for the inner. end

of the spindle, a notched bcariu for the outer end ol'the spindle, abelt for driving thespindlc, and means for operating said belt,subslautially as sci; l'orlh. in. The combination of a balancedstoplcvcr, the pulley f, andsiecvel", loose upon the driving-shalt, acollar, y, fast to said shaft,

a liberator connected with said balanced stop- .of a removable stop,16;to hold the bobbin in" lever, a forked lever, G, a latch forholdingplace, substantially as set forth.

said forked lever G, and tappets upon the Signed by me this 4th day ofFebruhry; A. sleeve F, for giving an end movement to the D. 1884.

5 liberator when the balanced shop-lever is actw JOSEPH E. TYNAN.

ated, substantially as set; forth. Witnesses:-

11. The combination. with the creel-bar, GEO. T. PINCKNEY,

roc kerhmke-bar, creel-bobbin, and creelpin, WILLIAM G. Mo'm.

